H.R. No. 424

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and
	meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends
	of Ben Randle, Jr., of San Antonio, who passed away on December 4,
	2008, at the age of 83; and
	WHEREAS, Ben Randle, Jr., was born to Ben and Carrie Randle of
	Wichita Falls on April 25, 1925; he graduated from Peabody High
	School in Hillsboro and joined Wade Chapel at a young age, beginning
	what would become a lifelong association with the African Methodist
	Episcopal Church; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Randle answered his nation's call to duty by
	joining the U.S. Navy in September 1943, and he was decorated
	several times for his valor in the Pacific theater; he enrolled in
	Langston University after the war and met the former Rita Belle
	Cotton, with whom he would enjoy more than 57 years of loving
	marriage; Mr. Randle earned a bachelor of science degree in
	industrial arts and lettered in band at Langston, and he furthered
	his education with postgraduate work at Oklahoma State University
	and the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio; and
	WHEREAS, After leaving college, Mr. Randle taught industrial
	arts and band in Oklahoma; a few years later, he returned to serve
	the armed forces as a jet engine instructor for the U.S. Air Force,
	earning his master instructor rating and going on to obtain his
	instructor of instructors license at Chanute Air Force Base in
	Illinois; Mr. Randle began teaching for the education department of
	the air force in 1967 and continued in that capacity until his
	retirement in 1986, having served for more than three decades and
	earned multiple Civilian of the Year awards; and
	WHEREAS, An expert mentor with a natural gift for imparting
	life's lessons, Mr. Randle counseled troubled children and adults
	throughout his life; following his retirement, he lent his talents
	to the San Antonio Alliance of Business, helping facilitate
	employment for at-risk individuals; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Randle was also an avid airman, belonging to the
	Air Force Aerial Club and the Bronze Eagles Flying Club of Texas,
	and he worked extensively with the Bronze Eagles and the
	Davis-Scott YMCA to interest minority youth in the field of flying;
	he loved gardening and frequently gave his vegetables to friends
	and neighbors, and he was a master of the tenor saxophone who at one
	time led his own jazz ensemble; and
	WHEREAS, This notable Texan was a longstanding member of the
	Bronze Eagles, the Black Pilots Association, and the Sunset Hunting
	and Fishing Club, and he spent five decades as a scoutmaster and
	scout council member with the Boy Scouts of America; he was a member
	of Bethel A.M.E. Church in San Antonio, where he worked diligently
	for the scout ministry, and was a former leader of the San Antonio
	chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.; and
	WHEREAS, Beloved by his family and friends, Ben Randle was
	respected by all who knew him, and although he is deeply missed, his
	spirit lives on through the many positive contributions he made in
	service to others; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Ben Randle, Jr., and
	extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife,
	Rita Belle Cotton Randle; to his cousins; to his nieces; and to his
	other relatives and friends; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Ben Randle,
	Jr.
	McClendon
	Straus Gattis Menendez
	Allen Geren Merritt
	Alonzo Giddings Miklos
	Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
	Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
	Anderson Guillen Moody
	Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
	Berman Hamilton Naishtat
	Bohac Hancock Oliveira
	Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
	Bonnen Harless Orr
	Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
	Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
	Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
	Burnam Hernandez Patrick
	Button Herrero Paxton
	Callegari Hilderbran Peña
	Castro Hochberg Phillips
	Chavez Hodge Pickett
	Chisum Homer Pierson
	Christian Hopson Pitts
	Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
	Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
	Cook Hughes Riddle
	Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
	Crabb Isett Ritter
	Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
	Creighton Jones Rose
	Crownover Keffer Sheffield
	Darby Kent Shelton
	Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
	Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
	Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
	Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
	Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
	Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
	Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
	Edwards Legler Thibaut
	Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
	Eissler Lewis Truitt
	Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
	England Madden Turner of Harris
	Farabee Maldonado Vaught
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Marquez Villarreal
	Fletcher Martinez Vo
	Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
	Flynn McCall Weber
	Frost McClendon Woolley
	Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 424 was unanimously adopted by a
	rising vote of the House on February 26, 2009.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House